Brazil's Wortex reentered the market for blown-film extrusion systems

May 16/2011

(Plastics Today) -- Wortex
Maquinas (Campinas, Brazil) reentered the market for blown-film extrusion
systems at Brasilplast (May 9-13), launching a three-layer design for technical
films. Speaking with PlasticsToday from his company's stand, Paolo De Filippis,
Wortex's director, admitted the marketplace for film extrusion machinery in
Brazil does not lack opposition. This point was reinforced by Wortex's neighbor
at the fair, Carnevalli, a long-standing Brazil-based supplier of blown-film
equipment, which ran four towers at the show.

Wortex built a new plant for the blown-film machinery, finishing the
facility three months ago. It has 2000-m2 for assembly, with the complete
manufacturing site covering 5500-m2.

In addition to expanding its technological portfolio in 2011, Wortex also
hopes to extend its geographic reach, with plans to add manufacturing in the
U.S.